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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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• All employees of a facility shall be in<strong>for</strong>med of the rules and regulations regardingconfidentiality of records and shall also be in<strong>for</strong>med that violation of them couldpotentially subject them to civil or criminal liability. Training <strong>for</strong> employeesregarding confidentiality remains the responsibility of the facility director.Departmental Access to Records and Data CollectionNotwithstanding, any part of this chapter to the contrary, employees of thedepartment shall not be denied access to any patient records where such access isnecessary and appropriate <strong>for</strong> the employee’s proper per<strong>for</strong>mance of his/her duties.The facility director shall make such decision, and shall be responsible <strong>for</strong> limitingaccess to those portions, which are relevant to the request.Any conflict as to access by an employee to patient records at State Hospitals shallbe resolved by the Regional Commissioner of Mental Health.Collection and analysis of clinical or statistical data by the department, theadministrator, or the facility <strong>for</strong> administrative or research purposes may beundertaken as long as the report or paper prepared from the data does not identifyany individual patient without his consent.Child or Patient AbuseNothing in this chapter shall conflict with the mandatory statutory or regulatoryrequirements of reporting suspected or discovered child abuse or patient abuse.Whenever a conflict exists between the reporting requirements of the Child ProtectiveServices Act (11 P.S. §§ 22012224), and the confidentiality of mental health records,the reporting requirements shall govern.Release of In<strong>for</strong>mation related to Drug and Alcohol Dependency and Treatment<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> complies with the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Actand applicable State regulations at 4 PA. Code §255.5(b) and Interpretative Guidelinesissued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and federal regulations at 42 C.F.R.,Part 2, concerning circumstances of permissible release of records containingin<strong>for</strong>mation on alcohol and substance abuse and dependency.All member records containing in<strong>for</strong>mation as to drug and alcohol abuse or dependencyand treatment must be kept confidential. Such records may be disclosed only with themember’s authorization and only (I) to medical personnel exclusively <strong>for</strong> purposes ofdiagnosis and treatment of the member or (II) to government agencies exclusively <strong>for</strong>the purpose of obtaining benefits due as a result of such drug or alcohol abuse ordependency.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 165

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